Estevan

Saskatchewan is putting forward a plan to remove the industrial carbon tax from the province, originally announced yesterday by Premier Scott Moe.

The consumer side of the carbon tax was ordered to be dropped on April 1st by the federal government, with the industrial tax staying.

The original social media post by Premier Moe detailed how Saskatchewan will become the first carbon tax-free province.

The prairies are expected to feel quite the system starting today as it moves towards the east and is set to hit the southeast tonight. Environment Canada sent out a special weather statement earlier this week detailing that, though some pieces have shifted since then.

Meteorologist Stephen Berg gives a recap of what we can expect this evening.

The Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (SaskDLC) is opening doors for high school students interested in careers in the oil and gas industry through a new set of online courses. Developed in collaboration with major energy companies, these courses offer a mix of theoretical knowledge and hands-on workplace experience, providing students with a well-rounded introduction to the sector.

Industry Support and Development

The Estevan Toastmasters club is opening its doors to the community with a special event on Tuesday evening. As part of their open house, the group will welcome local author and retired teacher Betty McGillivray as a guest speaker.

Toastmasters representative Jason Weening joined the SUN 102 morning show to share details about the event.

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A big summer for baseball in Estevan is seeing the first steps towards multiple tournaments and other events in the southeast. Estevan Minor Baseball is working towards those events, with teams from across the province getting involved.

President of Estevan Minor Baseball, Mel Murray, says that they're still in the early stages.

"Right now, the AA teams and the AAA teams are getting formed. Once everything gets going, we'll pick our host teams and get them established for the first of May."

With a federal election on the horizon, agriculture organizations are taking a look at some of the actions they want to see for the future.

For the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, they've been calling for changes to be put forward for the Carbon Tax, which has seen the consumer side recently come off.

Vice-President Chris Procyk says he hopes to see that continue to be a policy point for all federal parties in the upcoming election.

Canadian police patrolling corners of the dark web are well aware of the commonly nefarious ways criminals exploit artificial intelligence. 

There's deepfake pornography. Voice impersonation. Romance scams that turn into financial fraud.

But recently there's been a new twist — criminals offering to "jailbreak" the very algorithms that form the architecture of AI's large language models, or LLMs, tearing down their safeguards so they can be retasked for criminal purposes.

Call it tech support for cybercriminals.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney is back in Ottawa today to deal with the fallout of new auto tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. 

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Carney said he was suspending his campaign plans for the day and would return to Ottawa to hold a meeting of the Canada-U.S. cabinet committee.

It's unclear when Carney will be back on the road to continue campaigning. 

The head of Saskatoon's only safe consumption site says she saw the current drug crisis coming.

Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, says that since January, staff at the facility have spent their days responding to drug overdoses, reviving four to six people at any given time.

She said a more toxic supply of drugs entered the city earlier this year and she flagged to public officials that something needed to be done.

The Estevan and District Music Festival will return later this week, giving young musicians and performers the chance to showcase their talents in front of professional adjudicators.

Alishia Mann, president of the Estevan and District Music Festival Association, said the annual event serves as a performing arts competition featuring a range of disciplines, including piano, vocal, musical theatre, spoken word, and instrumental music.